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Whistle from Tobacco Tin

I talked about this whistle here in a previous post.  During a recent trip home I took some pictures to share.  I did not unroll the whistle to get measurements.  Near as I could tell, it is made from a piece of tin in a T shape, with the top arms of the T being not quite 3x longer than and 2x as wide as the base of the T.  The base is rolled to make the sounding area, and the arms are folded around to make the part you blow through.  To make the whistle work, you must hold your thumb and finger over either side of the sounding area to make an enclosure.  Think of how a coach's whistle has round sides.  With this whistle, your fingers have to be the sides.  Then you adjust the gap so that when you blow through the mouth piece the air whistles over the edge. 

Doll quilt

I own so many quilted pieces from my mom, but my latest favorite is this one she gave my daughter for her dolls:

It fits perfectly on the little vintage doll bed I gave her for Christmas.  Pictures of that project in a future post, hopefully.

If you like quilting, check out the month of quilts going on at Sew, Mama, Sew!

 

Walking Santas

Jane Made This.

Silent Night, Holy Night

This piece has magnets on the back.  I keep it on our refrigerator.

He sees you when you're sleeping.

He knows when you're awake.  He knows if you've been bad or good, so be good for goodness sake!

This was a gift to my eldest when he was 3 or 4 years old:

Happy Feast of St. Nicholas today, December 6.

Jane Made This

My mom quilts.  My memory tells me that she mostly crocheted afghans and lace, and sewed clothing when I was younger.  She did turn out a crazy quilt or two,  but now she is a full-fledged quilter.  I would venture to say that I own more of her handmade items than anyone else, probably because I am her youngest child.  (Spoiled, you know. Plus I have five kids.  Plus I'm not afraid to ask her for stuff.  Plus I buy some of it from her.)  Her things are almost all done with her trusty Bernina, except the bit of hand sewing on bindings, and her work is just wonderful.  She is particular about details, but also knows when not to stress about them.  Her items are nice enough to make you wonder if they are handmade or from a store, but then each piece always has a little something that makes you realize someone made this themselves.  I love that.
This month I plan to showcase my pieces of Jane's Christmas work.  I hope you will enjoy seeing it as much as I will enjoy showing it off.